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Authorities probe radio, website disruptions during protests

Authorities probe radio, website disruptions during protests
4 years 11 months 1 week ago Wednesday, June 10 2020 Jun 10, 2020 June 10, 2020 10:39 PM June 10, 2020 in News - AP Texas Headlines

By ACACIA CORONADO and KATHLEEN FOODY
Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Authorities are investigating interference with radio communications and websites or networks used by police and other officials during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Although the disruptions in Minnesota, Illinois and Texas aren’t considered technically difficult hacks, federal intelligence officials warn that law enforcement should be ready for such tactics to persist. Authorities are particularly concerned about interruptions to police radio frequencies as dispatchers tried to direct responses to large protests during the last weekend of May. No one responsible has been identified yet and few details about how the disruptions were carried out are known.

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